A STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS AMONG BUSINESS AND COMMERCE GRADUATES: EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITIES
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Dr. Sadia Anwer
Dr. Javed Ahmed Chandio
Muhammad Ashraf
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| Abstract | Developing nations, like Pakistan, have been espousing a host of several economic challenges. Finding a job for an educated person is hard. The governments of these nations are struggling with the scarcity of resources to accommodate the young human capital. Hence under such perplexing conditions, the finding and earning a source of bread and butter under the name of entrepreneurship has been considered as the best solution to the challenge. However, being an entrepreneur in a country like Pakistan requires several cool capabilities and attitudes. The educational pattern in Pakistan is shaping the youngsters to meet the challenges of the job market, by replacing them with an entrepreneurial attitude. This study is, therefore, has attempted to investigate the relationship between business and commerce graduates’ personality traits and entrepreneurial traits. In this regard, the shreds of evidence have been gathered from the public sector universities of Sindh, which is imparting professional and academic excellence to the lower-middle-class population of the province. Using the Partial Least Squire approach the gathered data was analyzed. The results revealed that Goals and aspirations significantly predicted the entrepreneurial intention among business and commerce graduates. However Big-5 personality and Risk-taking attitude did not influence the entrepreneur’s intention. The findings of the study will add value to this existing entrepreneurial literature, in Pakistani particularly in the Sindh context. |
| Keywords | Entrepreneurial Intention, Big-5 Personality traits, expectancy-value theory, Sindh, Pakistan. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Type | Short Report |
| Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | IBT Journal of Business Studies | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | L26, L31, H00, J45 | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2019.15.02.09 | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2409-6520 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2416-8393 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Type of Review | Double Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/15.2/9.pdf | Page | 124-134 | References | Altinay, L., Madanoglu, M., Daniele, & R. Lashley, C. 2012. The influence of family tradition and psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31, (2): 489-499. CEIC. (2019, March 12). Pakistan Forecast: Unemployment Rate. Retrieved July 12, 2019, from Census and Economic Information Center Governmental » Economy: https://www.ceicdata.com/en. 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